starting <\/p>\n\n\n\n
a one-woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
revolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to bring back<\/p>\n\n\n\n
beautiful words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well actually,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
they have<\/p>\n\n\n\n
never<\/p>\n\n\n\n
truly left us,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
they have<\/p>\n\n\n\n
simply<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fallen into<\/p>\n\n\n\n
disuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Words, like the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
very best<\/p>\n\n\n\n
things <\/p>\n\n\n\n
in life, can<\/p>\n\n\n\n
simply be enjoyed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
their own<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sake,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
although by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
their very nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n
they are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
profoundly useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So in my quest\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to free the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fantastic words,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
so to speak,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve crossed paths<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with this particular,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
albeit dire,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
beauty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
pedagogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strict and unlikeable<\/p>\n\n\n\n
teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[insert eyeroll here]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaning in nonetheless,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
this word feels<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stern, and harsh,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and rigid,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and my top lip curves<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in disdain as I<\/p>\n\n\n\n
read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isn\u2019t that amazing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fact that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
one tiny<\/p>\n\n\n\n
word can do<\/p>\n\n\n\n
all of that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So while being<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a pedagogue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is not someone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I aspire to be,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
not by a million miles,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it is a strikingly apt <\/p>\n\n\n\n
and beautiful word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crisp even, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
most definitely<\/p>\n\n\n\n
precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus, it\u2019s always good<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to have a fabulous<\/p>\n\n\n\n
slur<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in one\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
backpocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
starting a one-woman revolution to bring back beautiful words. Well actually, they have never truly left us, they have simply fallen into disuse. Words, like the very best things in life, can simply be enjoyed for their own sake, although by their very nature they are profoundly useful. So in my quest\u00a0 to free the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,20],"tags":[7,3],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-silly","tag-awe","tag-life"],"yoast_head":"\n